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Here on dotTech we have already covered best free cloud storage services, services that can be used not only to backup and remotely access or share files but also for the purposes of syncing files and folders across multiple compu...

US government agencies are not completely satisfied with the fact that they have unhindered access to sensitive information from citizens. Apparently, they’ve also attempted — and are continually attempting — to acqui...

Sometimes various device tweaks and hacks are a placebo, in that they’re a promised cure, but they’re not entirely as effective as you’d think. In some cases, tinkering with devices through related hacks can even cause irreparable...

In this tutorial, I will show you how to create a simple animated GIF flame flickering across the bottom of the image by using GIMP, a free image editor.
This is part 2 in an ongoing series on dotTech intended to teach you how to ...

Google has recently pushed out a new tabbed interface to Gmail users, with the intent of wanting to make it easier to organize inboxes (although some might allege Google’s secret intention was to show spam-like ads). If you ...

Ever wanted to be able to access your files from any computer or device? Or maybe you wanted to be able to have a backup of your important files, in case of a computer or device crash. Or maybe you want to be able to easily share ...

With Windows 7, Microsoft introduced several new improvements when it comes to configuring desktop wallpaper. Namely, there’s now an option to choose multiple images when applying a theme, which allows you to cycle through m...

Keyloggers are one particularly dangerous type of malicious software (and sometimes hardware) which essentially record and transmit all key press activity. This allows resourceful hackers the chance to record passwords, login cred...

When dealing with a mobile device it’s highly encouraged that you use a password or pattern lock to keep unauthorized users out. Of course, this helps protect your sensitive data in case you lose your phone, but it can also keep p...

What do you think is the best element that a free word processing tool must have in order to compete with today’s best word processors? Is it the ability to save documents in various file formats or is it the ability to provide a ...

As part of Edward Snowden’s leak about NSA’s massive surveillance program PRISM, it has been revealed that many tech companies cooperate with US national security agencies. To what extent do they cooperate is debatabl...

As time goes on the files on your hard drive become more and more fragmented. As you manipulate files, they become scattered over different locations on your hard drive and eventually – if allowed – your computer will slow down si...

Adblock Plus is the most popular adblocking add-on around. dotTech recommends it and I am sure many dotTechies (including myself) use it. Indeed in the day and age where some websites have more ads than content, Adblock Plus is o...

According to the German news website Horizont, Google struck a deal with Eyeo, the company behind the extremely popular Adblock Plus add-on for web browsers. It seems that Google, along with a few other unnamed companies, has bee...

It’s safe to say that the NSA is pretty low on the list of most people’s favorite government organizations these days (if people even make lists like that), but recent reports are also calling into question GoogleR...